Psalm 147 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Praise the Lord because he is good.\par Sing praises to our God.\par It is good and pleasant to praise him.\par

² The Lord built Jerusalem.\par God brought back the Israelite people\par who were taken as prisoners.\par

³ God heals their broken hearts\par and bandages their wounds.\par

⁴ God counts the stars\par and knows the name\par of each and every one.\par

⁵ Our Master is very great.\par He is very powerful.\par There is no limit to the things he knows.\par

⁶ The Lord supports humble people.\par But he embarrasses bad people.\par

⁷ Thank the Lord.\par Praise our God with harps.\par

⁸ God fills the sky with clouds.\par God makes rain for the earth.\par God makes the grass grow on the mountains.\par

⁹ God gives food to the animals.\par God feeds the young birds.\par

¹⁰ War horses and powerful soldiers\par don’t make him happy.\par

¹¹ The Lord is happy with people\par who worship him.\par The Lord is pleased with people\par who trust in his true love.\par

¹² Jerusalem, praise the Lord!\par Zion, praise your God!\par

¹³ Jerusalem, God makes your gates strong.\par And God blesses the people in your city.\par

¹⁴ God brought peace to your country.\par So enemies did not take your grain in war.\par And you have plenty of grain for food.\par

¹⁵ God gives a command to the earth,\par and it quickly obeys.\par

¹⁶ God makes the snow fall\par until the ground is white like wool.\par God makes sleet blow through the air\par like dust.\par

¹⁷ God makes hail fall\par like rocks from the sky.\par No person can stand the cold he sends.\par

¹⁸ Then, God gives another command,\par and the warm air blows again.\par The ice melts,\par and water begins to flow.\par

¹⁹ God gave his commands to Jacob (Israel).\par God gave his laws and rules to Israel.\par

²⁰ God did not do this for any other nation.\par God did not teach his laws to other people.\par Praise the Lord!\par \par \par